There are diminishing returns with regards to time spent, but I do think playing games can make you a better person. Dark Souls teaches patience and consistenc

There are diminishing returns with regards to time spent, but I do think playing games can make you a better person. Dark Souls teaches patience and consistency, Civilization teaches you to think about exponential growth among many other things. Even DOOM 2016 on Ultra Violence or Nightmare is a completely different game than on the default difficulty level. The trick is recognizing these diminishing returns and separating them from your enjoyment of the experience. It may sound glib, but I find it much more worthwhile than writing comments on Hacker News only to experience the stress of having them nitpicked by pedants trying to score imaginary internet points. We're still doing it, but I don't think it's worth my time. Rare is the comment reply that changes my mind and I bet that goes for most people. I'm just a masochist I guess.